Good grief, they are white under there
Mar. 10th, 2007 10:14 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
catalyst2Went back to the dentist today,
partially to see if the top two teeth he filled last month had split - he was concerned last time that there appeared to be fractures in the enamel and he wasn't sure if they were superficial or structural *gulp*. All good news - the teeth were fine. He also did a thorough clean and desensitization of all the teeth as well. He couldn't believe how clean my teeth were, considering they hadn't been cleaned in 26 years (by a dentist, that is - I clean them often!)
I have to say that the gunk he used to do the desensitization was the bitterest thing I have ever tasted but it was a lot less painful than I though it would be. The last time I had them cleaned (1981 *ahem*), it was a fairly rough process with the dentist ripping excess tartar and calcification off with what looked like a miniature billhook. Now, it's all water pick and light hardened cement and all very high-tech. What I did do this time, which I was very glad I did, was to ask for a neck cushion so he didn't put my neck out (displaced C3/4 that I have had for years!) like he did last time.
So, the teeth feel better and my neck is pain-free. The only pain was in the $176 extraction from my wallet! I have a white smile again - he might not have seen much difference but I sure did. I thought I might walk around all day with a broad smile so everybody could see but I think it would confuse them all because they wouldn't recognise me without my perpetual scowl/puzzled frown!
partially to see if the top two teeth he filled last month had split - he was concerned last time that there appeared to be fractures in the enamel and he wasn't sure if they were superficial or structural *gulp*. All good news - the teeth were fine. He also did a thorough clean and desensitization of all the teeth as well. He couldn't believe how clean my teeth were, considering they hadn't been cleaned in 26 years (by a dentist, that is - I clean them often!)
I have to say that the gunk he used to do the desensitization was the bitterest thing I have ever tasted but it was a lot less painful than I though it would be. The last time I had them cleaned (1981 *ahem*), it was a fairly rough process with the dentist ripping excess tartar and calcification off with what looked like a miniature billhook. Now, it's all water pick and light hardened cement and all very high-tech. What I did do this time, which I was very glad I did, was to ask for a neck cushion so he didn't put my neck out (displaced C3/4 that I have had for years!) like he did last time.
So, the teeth feel better and my neck is pain-free. The only pain was in the $176 extraction from my wallet! I have a white smile again - he might not have seen much difference but I sure did. I thought I might walk around all day with a broad smile so everybody could see but I think it would confuse them all because they wouldn't recognise me without my perpetual scowl/puzzled frown!
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Date: 2007-03-11 12:41 pm (UTC)He said the crowns were a few years away yet and, in the meantime, he could do a composite (or was it compound?) filling. Sounded OK to me!